Using country-level panel data of codified immigration policies to estimate the effects of immigration policies on natives' attitudes towards immigrants

• Project/Area Number: 20K01726
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Review Section: Basic Section 07050:Public economics and labor economics-related
• Research Institution: Kobe University
• Principal Investigator: 高橋 アナマリア 神戸大学, 経済学研究科, 経済学研究科研究員 (00634635)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): 高橋 新吾 広島大学, 人間社会科学研究科(国), 准教授 (70445899)
• Project Period (FY): 2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2020)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,290,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥990,000); Fiscal Year 2023: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000); Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
• Keywords: Immigration policies / wage effects / Natives' attitudes

Outline of Research at the Start

Using panel data of codified immigration policies of 33 OECD countries (IMPIC), I will investigate whether and how immigration policies affect the natives’ attitudes towards immigrants. IMPIC data enable me to measure the restrictiveness of immigration policies in terms of selection process, work permit, and the immigrant’s access to welfare. This data will be merged with individual level data on attitudes towards immigrants. I will investigate whether the degree of restrictiveness affects the natives’ attitudes towards immigrants.